# Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Thread - 2022 Breaking News **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [January 1, 2022, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022 "2022-01-01T05:02:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 366
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022/366 "2022-02-23T22:26:11Z")
I just noticed that we are in the breaking news thread. I’d like to suggest that this discussion might be better in another thread. Perhaps this one: > [@How soon will you give up what precautions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-will-you-give-up-what-precautions/960008): > > Around Chicago/IL, it seems a lot of mask mandates will fall by the roadside next Monday. I’m assuming mask usage and other precautions will pretty much disappear quite rapidly. I’m already seeing signs - went to the grocery store, and several patrons were unmasked. And I got my haircut, and the barber told me I was free to wear my mask or not as I preferred. I’m imagining a future where COVID is treated pretty similarly to cold or flu. Most responsible people will not go out in public when… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022)._